Utah State’s Kellen Bartlett and Kyler Fackrell earned national honorable mention honors from College Football Performance Awards following its 48-17 Western Athletic Conference road win against UTSA this past weekend.

It is the first time this year Bartlett has been honored by CFPA, while Fackrell is being recognized for the second time this season.

Bartlett, a 6-foot-2, 248-pound senior tight end from Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS), earned honorable mention tight end of the week honors from CFPA as he had five receptions for 39 yards against UTSA, including his second career touchdown reception on a 2-yard pass play on USU’s first offensive series of the game.

On the season, Bartlett ranks tied for second on the team with 31 receptions for 235 yards.

Fackrell, a 6-5, 236-pound redshirt freshman linebacker from Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS), earned honorable mention linebacker performer of the week honors as he had a team-high tying seven tackles (2-solo, 5-assist) against UTSA, to go along with his second career interception that he returned two yards. Fackrell also had one tackle for loss in the game.

On the season, Fackrell ranks tied for ninth in the WAC in interceptions (0.22) and 12th in the WAC in tackles (6.9 pg). Overall, he is fourth on the team with 62 tackles (18-solo, 44-assist) to go along with 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two pass breakups, six quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick.

Utah State (7-2, 3-0 WAC) has won a school-record eight-straight WAC games dating back to last season and is 12-3 in its last 15 games, which is its best stretch since the 1972-73 seasons.

Utah State continues WAC play at home this weekend against Texas State (3-4, 1-1 WAC) on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 1 p.m. The game will be televised regionally by KMYU (Comcast Ch. 22, Dish Network Ch. 12, DirecTV Ch. 12, Over-the-Air 2.2).

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Doug Hoffman is the assistant athletic director for Utah State University Athletic Media Relations.